Thanks for all the donations! Been putting them to very good use by ordering a lot of parts for testing! Last purchase was a HTC Desire Z hinge. I think this makes a good candidate because: -It feel and snaps very nice -Available, not to pricey in bulk -Very very easy construction because of the floating flex cable (important) http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/...ez-hinge_2.jpg Note: this is just for the hinge mechanism. I think the keypad is terrible